Delbow Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 10 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: Indeed. Mental elf is the new go to when someone is an absolute tosser. What ever happened to some people just being horrible and nasty? Why does there always have to be something allegedly wrong with them. There doesn't, you're exaggerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Just now, Delbow said: There doesn't, you're exaggerating. Just stepping back a tad, are you saying 90% of the population has mental health issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 18 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: Just stepping back a tad, are you saying 90% of the population has mental health issues? No, that was an obvious made up percentage. It's about 25% at some point during life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Al Bundy said: Sounds good to me. Less traffic, more parking spaces, less crime. What's not to like. What's not to like is that some members of the public want things doing, but most definitely don't want to pay for those things to be done, and scream about paying more tax. Would paying more tax be acceptable to deal with this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 48 minutes ago, Delbow said: No, that was an obvious made up percentage. It's about 25% at some point during life How do they measure a person's mental health issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 46 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: How do they measure a person's mental health issues? Various ways. The standard questionnaire for depression is the PHQ9 scale (my highest ever score on that was 21/27, fact fans) and for anxiety it's the GAD7 scale. Different measures for less common mental health problems. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 33 minutes ago, Delbow said: Various ways. The standard questionnaire for depression is the PHQ9 scale (my highest ever score on that was 21/27, fact fans) and for anxiety it's the GAD7 scale. Different measures for less common mental health problems. So is it fair to say it's the individual that decides not a professional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz678 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 7 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: So is it fair to say it's the individual that decides not a professional? Ffs hang the tosser lesson to other idiots martyrs may arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peak4 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Here's a couple of links Mental health facts and statistics Mind website 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (like anxiety and depression) in any given week in England Mental health problems HMG site 26% of adults reported having ever been diagnosed with at least one mental illness Most mental health issues of course do not present any dangers to third parties, despite the sometimes devastating affect on those suffering from them. The proportion within the prison estate is likely to be far higher, with often little formal psychiatric support; also of course with few resources available/dedicated to rehabilitation. Sending folk to prison, with little mental health support, but exposing them to other convicted and often violent criminals, also often with mental health and anger issues, seem to be fraught with danger. On release that are likely to receive little support, as austerity cuts have reduced community mental health services, which is likely why they were imprisoned in the first place. What could possibly go wrong...................... House of Commons Justice Committee Mental health in prison Our reoffending rate here is appalling compared to many other countries; there's lots written about it, but here's one. Hint, it has little to do with the availability of TVs, or the absence of hard labour. Nina Hodžić: The sad irony of prisons in the UK In the UK, around 60% of released inmates go on to reoffend within a two-year period. But in Norway the reoffending rate is only 20% after two years. Partly as a result, Norway has almost three times fewer inmates than the UK, with prisons operating at a capacity of 73%, as opposed to 104% in England and Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 58 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: So is it fair to say it's the individual that decides not a professional? It's entirely context dependent. Although the PHQ9 and GAD7 are available online, they are intended to be used by professionals, or form the basis of a discussion with a professional. But they can be a good way of checking your own progress - if you start at 21 on the PHQ9 (bad) and you are trying things to help, if you take the questionnaire again three weeks later and your score is 16, that's useful because it's telling you it's working. I'd current score under 5 which is how I know the meds are working well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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